drawing and painting

Today the weather was perfect:lower 20s and Big puffy clouds. My wife and I celebrated 22 years together by renting a couple of bicycles and heading through Regensburg to follow the Danube west into the country. The ride was wonderful;

A lot of things happened 20 years ago: The Spice Girls released Wannabe, Independence Day hit the theaters, and Atlanta, Georgia USA hosted the worst opening ceremony for any Summer Olympics to date. But some good things happened that year: the marriage of two of

I have been taking my coworkers to draw in the park a couple of times a month since last October, and today was the last scheduled day to draw this year. I had picked June 10th last Fall thinking it’s going

I’ve been going out at lunch with my coworkers to draw in the park a couple of times a month since last November. Today was a great day to go out, too. I found a bench in Adventureland under some leafy

Refurbishment began today on Grizzly Gulch’s Bear Mountain. It was an interesting juxtaposition to see bamboo scaffolding going up around red rock, so I stopped to watch the workers tying off the bamboo and rigging while the park’s guest ate grilled

It’s getting warmer and the humidity has been above 85% long enough my sketchbooks are starting to curl. I need to draw as much as possible before it’s too uncomfortable to go outside during the day. I cranked out this sketch

Cherry blossoms are breaking out all over the city. And even though the weather is overcast and chilly, the mood is very festive and lively. I spent an hour drawing the Yasukuni Shrine and went to find lunch. Noodles sound good.

Spent the day wandering around and seeing the sights in Tokyo. There aren’t always too many places to sit and rest, but I found an empty curb, waxed smooth by skaters, and drew this 10 minute sketch of a street

I went to Adventureland and drew this picture of rocks and trees; one of my favorite things to draw. I tell people Iike to draw them because I can’t draw a straight line. By choosing trees and rocks I can make a